Good Grief with Cheryl Jones

Wednesday at 2 PM Pacific

August 03rd 2016:Hope

What compels a successful film, television and commercial ad company to make numerous films about death? Sara and Bobby Sheehan have maintained a commitment to improving the conversation about end of life, guided by their own experiences- especially with the death of Sara's father. They wanted to use their considerable expertise to create films of beauty and strength that would capture the viewer with powerful stories and well filmed footage. Making these films, including Mortal and Hope, required of them that they follow instead of lead, letting the films take on their own life. As a result,

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Bobby Sheehan

Bobby Sheehan is a co-founder of the New York-based film company Working Pictures. He is a director, producer, writer, and cinematographer who began his his career in highschool. He graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and ultimately started his own production company. He has directed over 500 commercials for companies such as Adidas, GE, the American Red Cross, Amereican Express, Budweiser, Pepsi, Nabisco, and Special Olympics. His first feature film was the critically acclaimed "Seed," which explored unscripted conversations about death. Fifteen years later he has maintained his commitment to addressing topics concerning mortality by writing, producing, and directing the documen

Sara Feldmann Sheehan

Sara Feldmann Sheehan, the co-founder of Working Pictures, is an executive producer, producer and director who got her start in advertising and publishing. She appeared on Good Morning America, the Today Show and co-produced segments for Oprah. Sara has produced numerous television commercials, public service announcements, films, and television series. She has worked with many celebrities and motivational speakers like Dr. Oz, Michael J. Fox, Richared Gere, Deepak Chopra, Tony Robbins, and several others. She is now working on a series of films to follow the groundbreaking documentary "Mortal".